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undercaptain

undercaptain noun: a subordinate captain.

Noun

undercaptain (plural undercaptains)

  1. A subordinate captain.

Forms of undercaptain

pluralundercaptains

Origin of undercaptain

From under- + captain.

Questions about undercaptain

What does undercaptain mean?
Undercaptain means a subordinate captain.
What part of speech is undercaptain?
Undercaptain is a noun.
What is the plural of undercaptain?
The plural of undercaptain is undercaptains.

Words near undercaptain in the dictionary

  1. undercapitalize
  2. undercapitalized
  3. undercapitalizes
  4. undercapitalizing
  5. undercaps
  6. undercaptain
  7. undercaptains
  8. undercar
  9. undercarboxylated
  10. undercarboxylation
  11. undercard

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